How do I get Word to retain Excel formatting, eg zip code, ssn?

[soxn4n04]

The special formatting that I saved in Excel (eg, zip code, ssn, phone
numbers) does not appear after I've merged the Excel data with a Word letter.
How can I get it to work?

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See "Formatting Word fields with switches" on fellow MVP Graham Mayor's
website at

http://www.gmayor.com/formatting_word_fields.htm


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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP